Kepler-65 is a subgiant star slightly more massive than the Sun and has at least four planets.

Kepler-65
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 19h 14m 45.2916s[1]
Declination +41° 09′ 04.210″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.018
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Subgiant
Spectral type F6IV
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.256(14) mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −14.388(12) mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)3.3184 ± 0.0108 mas[1]
Distance983 ± 3 ly
(301.4 ± 1.0 pc)
Details
Mass1.25 M
Radius1.41 R
Temperature6211 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.17 dex
Rotation7.911±0.155 days[2]
Other designations
KOI-85, KIC 5866724, TYC 3125-976-1, GSC 03125-00976, 2MASS J19144528+4109042[3]
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

Planetary system

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Three transiting planets were announced in 2013. A fourth non-transiting planet was discovered using radial velocity measurements in 2019.[4] The first three planets orbit very close to their star. Initial follow-up radial velocity measurements provided data too noisy to constrain the mass of planets.[5] Follow-up transit-timing variation analysis helped to measure the mass of Kepler-65d which revealed that it has significantly lower density than Earth.[6]

 
Size comparison of the three planets of Kepler 65 with a known radius (artistic concept) with Earth
The Kepler-65 planetary system[4]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 2.4+2.4
−1.6
 M🜨
0.035 2.1549209+0.0000086
−0.0000074
0.028+0.031
−0.02
92.2+1.3
−1.4
°
1.444+0.037
−0.031
 R🜨
c 5.4±1.7 M🜨 0.068 5.859697+0.000093
−0.000099
0.02+0.022
−0.013
92.33+0.29
−0.26
°
2.623+0.066
−0.056
 R🜨
d 4.14+0.79
−0.80
 M🜨
0.084 8.13167+0.00024
−0.00021
0.014+0.016
−0.010
92.35+0.18
−0.16
°
1.587+0.040
−0.035
 R🜨
e 200+200
−50
 M🜨
258.8+1.5
−1.3
0.283+0.064
−0.071
127.0+27.0
−25.0
°
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ^ McQuillan, A.; Mazeh, T.; Aigrain, S. (2013). "Stellar Rotation Periods of The Kepler objects of Interest: A Dearth of Close-In Planets Around Fast Rotators". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 775 (1). L11. arXiv:1308.1845. Bibcode:2013ApJ...775L..11M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/775/1/L11.
  3. ^ "Kepler-65". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b Mills, Sean M.; et al. (2019). "Long-period Giant Companions to Three Compact, Multiplanet Systems". The Astronomical Journal. 157 (4). 145. arXiv:1903.07186. Bibcode:2019AJ....157..145M. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab0899. S2CID 119197547.
  5. ^ Chaplin, W. J.; et al. (2013). "Asteroseismic Determination of Obliquities of the Exoplanet Systems Kepler-50 and Kepler-65". The Astrophysical Journal. 766 (2). 101. arXiv:1302.3728. Bibcode:2013ApJ...766..101C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/766/2/101.
  6. ^ Hadden, Sam; Lithwick, Yoram (2014). "Densities and Eccentricities of 139 Kepler Planets from Transit Time Variations". The Astrophysical Journal. 787 (1). 80. arXiv:1310.7942. Bibcode:2014ApJ...787...80H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/787/1/80.